Umbrella.



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UMBRELL.

PPLIATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1908. I

Patented June 15,1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

L. SHERDAN.

UPJBUSLLAx PLIUATION Umm sBP'r,24,1903.

Patented June 15, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET z.

. nrt to which it zipper-trains to ineke and me GRAFTON, PEIISYLVNA.

No. 25,043. Specification Y.

To all whom i may concern:

Be it known ihm l, Lef-Nemici) Sinnrnnn. a citizen of the United States, residing ai Scranton, in the county of Lnckawzinna and State of Pennsylvanie, l1 ave invented certain new and useful n'n'novemens in Umbrellas; and i do hereby declare lie following to be full, clear, and exeet desorintion elE the inve tion, such as will enehle others skilled in i" the same.

llns invention relai-es to improvements in umbrellas, and parienliirly lo umbrellas -heo may be folded and have the' top of jlhe nmbrella after folded inserted into' the hand-ie,

The object in View the provision of en umbrella that muy be ioldedend in folding the ribs liieeen'ie shorened hf; teleseopng one into the other. 'i

Another oirieet in 'View is the provision of :i folding innhrella. arrenged with e hellew handle removably Secured le he sioni el the umbrellaJ and errang d 'no receive he una hrelle for proteeing ne suine.

A still further ohjeel in View the prol Visionol imumbrellandapted to hei'olded and the umhrelln. part inserted into e hendl und ineens for herding the inmdie and 'the Shi-,n1 of the umbrella together when in use.

With hese und eher objects in View the invention comprises certain novel oonel'rue; tiene, combinations und arrangement of pars as will he hereinul'ter more l'ullydeserihed :1nd claimed.

In the neeein ning/ing drawings: Figure l is n longitudinal eeeiornil View through n1 umlnelliu constructed according: te the presnrong'h l` sleeve eee' red io ille :dem el Fig. (i is n i dell l'rne'xnrnliry perline-,cidre View ol' one ol' lhe rihs :ind one oi' ii e Slenys ol' the ninln'ellii, rho sinne beingr shown sehn ruled l'or lfhe purpose ol' illne'lfrn/ion.

Referring lo die drawing hy numerals: l

Petented June l5, 19m?.

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indieetes 'die siem en umbrella, end 2 indienles slide eenel led in the usnelhnnnner el slides *for umbrellas; le which is pivoteily n'ioenled Steg-fe lnsd nieybeof engr desired cone Y The Stays 3 'exenfl lmrwerd and ere daily mounted at 4' $0 5 en n heil The rib 6 forme ie umbrella, the re ned from e preferehiy are pivotallg mounti d upon e. Stationerysnpnert l?, the saine be ing @refer-ably riveted to stein in order to pfevent any movement thereof, The snys 3 ere pivotal! 1 mounted upon slide 2 and have in turn pivotnliy sernred thereto fnl;- ernni levers or operating stays 9 which in lern are pivomliy mounted upon a sta/ziensupper@ l0. The stations-z3* sulpor'i: 1.0 is preferably considerably snnidler then the stnzionnry support. so l'he, when the une' in' :L 1: voile,

used or 4mwered, ribs '.7 may lie ier-,erfT member l() end be positioned enlismninliy pi'irillei with stem l.

in order lo elose the umbrella or oolllpse ille saine nii 'time ie necessary is te move slidnieniher downward toward hehendle '"lhis will muse me hollow rihs 6 to teiescope over ribs 7 nnlyi theends of the hoilow ribs l .nre neer 'the stnionery parl 8, and es the inmeinenlel' slide 2 is continued downwerd a-lfer lhe ribs: l here been telescoped over riive all of he ribs will be moved downward or toward elem l erelid is eollnpeed. cellnpeed the ribs exend only e slight dis larme beyond the end ol ribs 7 es the hollow rihs have teleseoped over ribs 7 until ribs* 7 have come snhsmnrielly to 'the ends of ribs 6. vWhen opening the umbrellav the upward movement, of slide 2 is lilniled by pin 3l so ns peeiirfelv insure the hollow rib l from i .mg di? 'Line ril) T.

` lower end nl' stein l prefer- 'li is n sleeve l. Sleeve 13 nde ol en kind el materiel, prei"- il eonie en; inermi, and is adxulnged am ille end ef l'nindle il. .ornied wih slots or apertures lil :rough which enehes l() end :1re le pas?, for holding the siem l eo the "Vl emdehee dond i? :ne secured l .""orined wr'h imeperlnre ll? through which elem 1 proieels sind is also formed with depending spring members I2() sind v-fhieh 'permit 'die ent/shes 16 and i" l to foree inward when pressure is applied agonist the until the ent-ireum Afer ine umbrella 1s.

. move out and engage sleeve 13.

. end of the same, as shown inFig. 3, is forced into sleeve 13 until the upper end of the' handle engages a yielding member 25 that is referably of rubber. The handle is then ibrced against the rubber packing 25 until the'saine is compressed to a considerable extent, and as soon as the upward movement vopening 19 in disk 1S, and also through open-3 of the handle 11 has thus compressed rubber 25 catches 16 1and 17 will have come opposite notches 14 and 15 and sna ped therethrough. The handle is thus securel.)rv fastened in position, and by reason of the rubber 25 a -continuous pressure is brought into the handle 11 so as to prevent any loose movement thereof. Also it Will be observed that the sleeve 13y extends some considerable distance `down over the end of handle 11 for assisting in preventing anyloose movement ofthe handle.

l Handle 11 is formed from any desired metal, though sheet aluminum is preferable as the same is very light and easily Worked. The handle is lconstructed hollow throughout vexcluding the gripping portion 26 which' is constructed in any desired Way and'is ivotally. mounted at 27 to the handle and) handle 11 is made slightly larger at the lower end than it is at the top in order that when lthe umbrella is collapsed or folded gripping member 26 may be unhooked and the bodyortion of the umbrella inserted into the andle as seen in Fig. 2. When the body ortion of the umbrella has been inserted.

the' handle when the umbrella is in use, and.

therefore it is necessary to have the lower end of the handle sufficiently large to accommodate the sleeve as will be evident. vWhen the umbrella has been folded and inserted into4 the handle the ferrule projects through 291'11 the top end of handle 11.

dent that lvarious sized umbrellas may he made, and various slight changes also be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. ln connection with the ribs 6 held in place by a catch28 which in turn is held to engage said sleeve when the up )er end of in proper position by a spring 28. The

' and 7 any desired covering as 30 may be used` and'connected thereto in any desired manner in order to errnit of the proper operation of the ribs as iieretofore set forth, and also an desired shaped handle may be forme straight as shown or curved, Without depart ing from the spirit of the invention, the main requisite being a handle that will accommodate the body portion of the umbrella as set'v forth.

What l claim is:

1. In an umbrella, a body portion'forined with a stem, a handle, a sleeve secured'to said stem and adapted to fit around the upper end of said handle, catches secured to said handle and adapted to engage lsaid sleeve When the upper end of said handle is forced in to said sleeve, and a illin(r of rubber secured to said sleeve for yieldin lay resisting the insertion ofthe end of said andle into said sleeve, whereby said catches are prevented from engaging said sleeve until the handle is in correct position, and at the saine time preventing any loose motion of said handle;

2. ln an umbrella, a body portion formed with a stem, a sleeve secured to said stem, a Ihandle adapted to fit in-said sleeve, a pair of catches ada ted to engage said sleeve for looking sai handle to said sleeve, and springs secured to said handle for actuating said catches.A

3. flnan umbrella, a body portion formed with as tein, a handle, a sleeve secured to said stemyand adaptedto fit around the upper end ofs'aid handle, spring compressed catches secured to said handle and adapted cured to said stem and. adapted to telescope y. 'l i over part vofzsaid handle, said sleeve being v n 110v formed with apertures therein-for accommodating catehes, spring compressed catches mounted in theupper'endof said handle and f adapted to take a position Within'the ap'er` tures in saidsleeve for locking said sleeveI ,f f" i y tand said handle together, and a rubber cush-A part of said sleeveY kon secured to the-*up er for holding said han e in correct position.

In testimony whereof I'affix'rny signature in presence of Vtwo Witnessesf/ LAWRENCE sHERIDAN. Witnesses: -f f y I WALTER Lf SonANz, A. L. KrronrN. 

